§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) if he will call for a report from the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis in respect of the letter he received from soliciters acting for Ian Cutler; and if he will make a statement;
12W(2) what complaints have been received in respect of the case of Mr. Ian Cutler by the Police Complaints Authority; and when he expects them to report.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggAllegations made by Mr. Cutler are being investigated under the procedures set out in part IX of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has no role in those procedures and it would not be right for him to intervene in the case. The investigation is being supervised by the Police Complaints Authority, but it cannot say when the investigating officer's report will be completed. I understand that the authority has received no complaints about the case. We have, however, passed to it for information copies of correspondence with a number of right hon. and hon. Members who have expressed concern over Mr. Cutler's allegations.